Auxiliary airflow booster of engine

ABSTRACT

An engine with an auxiliary airflow booster is installed to an exhausting tube at an exhausting gate of the exhausting head of a cylinder. The auxiliary airflow booster is a hollow body. An inner wall of the auxiliary airflow booster is formed with a narrowing portion which has two opposite tapered surfaces so as to have a front via hole and a rear via hole. The front via hole has a front tapered portion and the rear via hole has a rear tapered portion. An inner diameter of the front via hole is smaller than that of the rear via hole. Since the inner diameter of the rear via hole is larger than that of the front via hole, the rear via hole expands the diameter of the body. By above structure, the exhausting speed of waste gas is increased so that more fresh air is sucked into the cylinder.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to engine components, and particular to anengine with an auxiliary airflow booster, in that, the exhausting speedof waste gas is increased so that more fresh air is sucked into thecylinder.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIG. 1, the prior art engine structure is illustrated.The engine is formed by a cylinder 10 having a combustion chamber 101. Acrank 18 and a piston 17 are installed in the combustion chamber 101. Anair inlet gate 110 of the air inlet head 11 and an exhausting gate 120of an exhausting head 12 are formed at an upper side of the piston. Theair inlet head 11 is assembled with an air inlet tube 111 for inputtingfresh air. The exhausting tube 19 is assembled to the exhausting head 12for exhausting waste gas. The air inlet gate 110 is assembled with anair inlet gate 13, a spring 14, a camshaft 15 a and the exhausting gate120 is assembled with an air output gate 16, a spring 14 and a camshaft15 b. In other words, input air is mixed with fuel in the combustionchamber 101 and then burns. Thereby, the air inlet gate 13 is opened,and the air outlet gate 16 is closed. When waste gas is exhausted, theair inlet gate 13 is closed and the exhausting gate 16 is opened.

Furthermore, when input air is combusted, at an instant that the twogates are opened at the same time is formed, namely, the air inlet gateis opened, and the exhausting gate is still opened before closing. Thisis so called air gate overlapping time period. The length of theoverlapping time period has the following effects:

If the air inlet gate is opened quickly (that is, opening of the gate islarger), then the exhausting gate will be opened lately so that morefresh air burns. Thus, CO and CO2 in the waste gas are reduced. Thereby,such way is only suitable for low rotation speed (rotation of the crank)instead of high rotation speed machine. This is because the exhaustingtime period is shorter than air inlet time period. Thereby, a naturalflow will generate, namely, the waste gas is recycled so that the speedof the cylinder will be reduced. To compensate this defect, more fuel isnecessary.

On the contrary, when the air inlet gate is opened in a short timeperiod (that is opening of the gate is small), opening time of theexhausting gate is longer than that of the air inlet gate. Although thecylinder can be speeded transiently and thus less air is inputted, thecombustion rate is low. Thereby, some fuel is wasted, that is, the fuelcannot be used effectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to providean engine with an auxiliary airflow booster which is installed to anexhausting tube at an exhausting gate of the exhausting head of acylinder. The auxiliary airflow booster is a hollow body. An inner wallof the auxiliary airflow booster is formed with a narrowing portionwhich comprises two opposite tapered surfaces so as to have a front viahole and a rear via hole. The front via hole has a front tapered portionand the rear via hole has a rear tapered portion. An inner diameter ofthe front via hole is smaller than that of the rear via hole. Since theinner diameter of the rear via hole is larger than that of the front viahole, the rear via hole expands the diameter of the body. By abovestructure, the exhausting speed of waste gas is increased so that morefresh air is sucked into the cylinder.

The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the appended drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view about a prior art cylinder.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross section view showing the arrangement of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross section view showing the arrangement of thepresent invention.

FIG. 5 shows the auxiliary cover of the present invention; (A) is theexploded cross section view thereof and (B) is the assembled crosssection view thereof.

FIG. 6 shows that an exhausting head is connected to the presentinvention, where (A) is a cross sectional view thereof and (B) is theassembled cross section view thereof.

FIG. 7 shows that the present invention is integrally formed with anexhausting head of a cylinder.

FIG. 8 is a cross section view showing that a plurality of bodies areassembled together.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In order that those skilled in the art can further understand thepresent invention, a description will be described in the following indetails. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are onlyused to cause those skilled in the art to understand the objects,features, and characteristics of the present invention, but not to beused to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention defined inthe appended claims.

Referring to FIG. 3, an engine structure is illustrated. The engine isformed by a cylinder 10 having a combustion chamber. A piston 17 isinstalled in the combustion chamber. An air inlet head 11 has an airinlet gate 110 and is formed at an upper inlet side of the piston. Theair inlet head 11 is assembled with an air inlet tube 111 for inputtingfresh air. The air inlet gate 110 is assembled with an air inlet 13, aspring 14, a camshaft 15 a. An exhausting head 12 has an exhausting gate120 and is formed at an upper outlet side of the piston 17. Anexhausting tube 19 is assembled to the exhausting head 12 for exhaustingwaste gas. The exhausting gate 120 is assembled with an air output gate16, a spring 14 and a camshaft 15 b. In other words, input air is mixedwith fuel in the combustion chamber and then burns. Thereby, the airinlet gate 13 is opened, and the air outlet gate 16 is closed. Whenwaste gas is exhausted, the air inlet gate 13 is closed and theexhausting gate 16 is opened.

With reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, an auxiliary airflow booster isadded to an exhausting tube 19 at an exhausting gate 120 of theexhausting head 12 of a cylinder 10. The airflow booster is a hollowbody 20. An inner wall thereof is formed with a narrowing portion 21which comprises two opposite tapered surfaces so as to have a front viahole 22 and a rear via hole 23. The front via hole 22 has a taperedportion 220 and the rear via hole 23 has a tapered portion 230. An innerdiameter φ1 of the front via hole 22 is smaller than the inner diameterφ2 of the rear via hole 23. In other words, the narrow portions of thetapered portion 220 and tapered portion 230 are connected. Since theinner diameter φ2 of the rear via hole 23 is larger than the innerdiameter φ2 of the front via hole 22, the rear via hole 23 expands thediameter of the body 20.

In assembly, the body is enforced into the exhausting tube 19. Waste gasis inputted from the front via hole 22 and is then outputted from therear via hole 23. When the waste gas passes through the front via hole22 and rear via hole 23, the air is speeded. Thereby, the airflowbooster acts like a Venturi tube. From Bernoulli's theorem,Q(flow rate)=φ1(cross section of the front via hole)×V 1(flowspeed)=φ2(cross section of rear via hole)×V 2(flow speed)

Thereby, under same flow rate (Q), when waste gas passes through thefront via hole, φ1 reduced, so that the flow speed V1 increases. Thus,the present invention has the effect of increasing flow speed. This willenforce the speed of the exhausting air increases and thus theexhausting rate is also increased to induce a vacuum absorption effect.Thereby, air inputted to the air inlet gate 110 will increase.

Thereby, in the air gate overlapping time period (i.e., a period thatthe air inlet gate is opened, and the exhausting gate is opened). Therates for exhausting air and air absorption are increased. Thus, therecycle of waste gas is reduced because the exhausting air is increased.As a result fresh air inputted to the cylinder is increased so that thecombustion rate is increased. This action is only executed at the airgate over lapping time period, and it is impossible too much air to beabsorb into the cylinder. When comparing with the prior art, the presentinvention can speed the machine equipped the cylinder with the same gas.

Other embodiments of the present invention will be described herein.

Referring to FIG. 4, the length L1 of the tapered portion 220 of thefront via hole 22 is shorter than the length L2 of the tapered portion230 of the rear via hole 23. Preferably, the length L1 is one half oflength L2.

Referring to FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B), other than metal material, ceramicmaterial can be used in the body 20. An auxiliary cover 26 covers theperiphery thereof. Then the body 20 is enforced into the exhausting tube19.

Referring to FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B), a locking sheet 24 is formed at afront end of the body 20 for locking the exhausting head 12 at theexhausting gate 120 of the cylinder 10, and a rear end thereof isinstalled with a connecting section 25 for engaging the exhausting tube19.

Referring to FIG. 7, an integral formed narrowing portion 21 with twotapered portions are installed at the wall of the exhausting gate 120 ofthe exhausting head 12 of the cylinder 10, wherein the inner diameter ofthe tapered portion 220 of the front via hole 22 is smaller than theinner diameter of the tapered portion 230 of the rear via hole 23. Thisgets the same effect.

With reference to FIG. 8, at least one body 20 is assembled to theexhausting tube 19, for example, three exhausting tubes which areconnected in series so as to enhance the effect of exhaustion.

The present invention is thus described, it will be obvious that thesame may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regardedas a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, andall such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art areintended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

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 8. An engine with an auxiliary airflow booster,comprising: a cylinder having a combustion chamber; a piston beinginstalled in the combustion chamber; an air inlet head having an airinlet gate and being formed at an upper inlet side of the piston; theair inlet head being assembled with an air inlet tube for inputtingfresh air; the air inlet gate being assembled with an air inlet, aspring, and a camshaft; an exhausting head having an exhausting gate andbeing formed at an upper outlet side of the piston; an exhausting tubebeing assembled to the exhausting head for exhausting waste gas; theexhausting gate being assembled with an air output gate, a spring and acamshaft, wherein input air is mixed with fuel in the combustion chamberand then burns, the air inlet gate is opened, and the air outlet gate isclosed; when waste gas is exhausted, the air inlet gate is closed andthe exhausting gate is opened; an exhausting tube connected to theexhausting head; an auxiliary airflow booster installed to theexhausting tube at an exhausting gate of the exhausting head; theauxiliary airflow booster being a hollow body; an inner wall of theauxiliary airflow booster being formed with a narrowing portion whichcomprises two opposite tapered surfaces so as to have a front via holeand a rear via hole; the front via hole having a front tapered portionand the rear via hole having a rear tapered portion; an inner diameterof the front via hole being smaller than the inner diameter of the rearvia hole; namely, the narrow portions of the front tapered portion andrear tapered portion being connected; since the inner diameter of therear via hole being larger than the inner diameter of the front viahole, the rear via hole expanding the diameter of the body; by abovestructure, the exhausting speed of waste gas is increased so that morefresh air is sucked into the cylinder.
 9. The engine with an auxiliaryairflow booster as claimed in claim 8, wherein the length of the fronttapered portion of the front via hole is shorter than that of the reartapered portion of the rear via hole.
 10. The engine with an auxiliaryairflow booster as claimed in claim 8, wherein the material of the bodyis selected from one of metals and ceramics.
 11. The engine with anauxiliary airflow booster as claimed in claim 8, wherein an auxiliarycover covers the periphery of the body.
 12. The engine with an auxiliaryairflow booster as claimed in claim 8, wherein a locking sheet is formedat a front end of the body for locking the exhausting head at theexhausting gate of the cylinder, and a rear end thereof is installedwith a connecting section for engaging the exhausting tube.
 13. Theengine with an auxiliary airflow booster as claimed in claim 8, whereinan inner wall of the exhausting gate of the exhausting head of acylinder is formed with a narrowing portion which comprises two oppositetapered surfaces so as to have a front via hole and a rear via hole; thefront via hole has a front tapered portion and the rear via hole has arear tapered portion.
 14. The engine with an auxiliary airflow boosteras claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one body is installed in theexhausting tube.